Mario Giacomelli

by Mario Giacomelli (Photographer)

In this ultimate collection, Mario Giacomelli's most appreciated collection of landscapes, street scenes, still life, and portraits of everyday Italian life are combined with a unique and unseen new series.

Mario Giacomelli (19252000) is one of the most well-known photographers. His work has won many international prizes and has been exposed all over the world. This book is a survey of Giacomelli's work, showcasing more than 150 photographs. It is an astonishing collection of his masterpieces.

Genres: Photography, Art

48 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1983

About the author

Mario Giacomelli was an Italian self-taught photographer. At 13, he left high school, began working as a typesetter and spent his weekends painting. After the horrors of World War II, he turned to the more immediate medium of photography. He wandered the streets and fields of post-war Italy, inspired by the gritty Neo-Realist films of Vittorio De Sica and Roberto Rossellini, and influenced by the renewed Italian photographer Giuseppe Cavalli, and developed a style characterized by bold, stylized compositions and stark contrasts.
Giacomelli's most successful series, I Pretini (Little Priets) (1957), a poetic transcription of the everyday life of a group of young priests, resulted from documenting Post-War Italian seminaries.

Reviews

[Mips · Rating 5 out of 5]

Overzichtswerk van de Italiaanse fotograaf Mario Giacomelli (1925-2000), uitgewerkt in thema's.
Dit boek is ronduit PRACHTIG!!!
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